Shazam, one of the world’s most popular apps, announced the launch of a massively scaled augmented reality (AR) platform for its brand partners, artists and hundreds of millions of global users. Beam Suntory, Inc., the world’s third largest premium spirits company, has signed on as one of several launch partners. Since launching visual-recognition functionality in […]
One of Australia’s leading insurers, in collaboration with Ogilvy Melbourne, has launched AAMI SmartPlates, an innovative app giving L-platers an alternative to the traditional logbook. AAMI SmartPlates allows young drivers to track their learning progress in real time and pinpoints skills that need practicing. It uses smartphone technology to live-track a learner’s hours, route choice, […]
Facebook has updated its tools and resources to offer support those who may be considering suicide, and their concerned friends and family, in its bid to help against the one death every 40 seconds by suicide worldwide. Suicide is the second leading cause of death in young people – who make up the largest proportion […]
MasterCard has partnered with Turkish mobile retail firm Getir to integrate Masterpass – MasterCard’s digital wallet and mobile payments platform – into Getir’s bot on Facebook Messenger in Turkey. With this ‘first use’ of Masterpass through a bot on Messenger, customers can chat with Getir’s bot on Messenger ‘in a natural, conversational way’ to choose […]
Blis, the global pioneer in advanced location data technology, is partnering with Unacast, the world’s largest network of proximity data and the creators of the Real World Graph, to provide brands greater understanding of who consumers are and how they behave both on- and offline along the path to purchase. These insights will improve attribution […]
A new Night Tube map has been launched to help hungry Londoners on the hunt for a midnight McDonald’s. The fast food giant and OMD UK teamed up with app developer Bappz to create an interactive map that guides travellers to their closest open restaurant. “We’re particularly excited about this unique and innovative campaign. It’s […]
Toymail, a maker of connected plush toys that work as a child-friendly alternative to mobile phones, has launched a ‘constellation of apps’ to expand the capabilities of its latest generation ‘Talkies’ toys. The Toymail Cloud for Talkies includes audio apps such as Remindie, an audio calendar; Sleepie, which issues ‘soothing sounds’ to help get the […]
Research from comScore in 2016 showed that 49% of US smartphone owners downloaded zero apps in the last month caused concern in the app marketing ecosystem. New research from Dimensional Research commissioned by YouAppi, a leading mobile growth marketing platform for premium mobile brands, highlights optimism among mobile marketing professionals responsible for app marketing and […]
British Vogue has become the latest brand to use chatbots on Facebook Messenger. The publication is using a chatbot to update fashion fans on the latest news and shows – to cater for the shortening attention spans of modern day readers. By signing up to Vogue’s ‘Fashion Update’ service, the bot will bring users the […]
Skype has begun testing new features on its mobile app. The Microsoft-owned communication platform has introduced in-call reactions, messaging reactions, an integrated camera, and a ‘find’ panel, in beta. In-call reactions enable the user to add live emoticons, text and photos to video calls – similar to a Facebook Live video or Periscope. In addition, […]